The Cloutier situation

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Cloutier situation gets interesting
Published 6/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... to play. So the Kings went ahead, put Cloutier on waivers and bought out his contract. Now, Cloutier wants to seek a third opinion. If that doctor says Cloutier is unable to play, the buyout might be nullified and Cloutier might get his $3.1 million, but the Kings would be able to get salary-cap relief through a long-term injury situation. But first, we'll have to see what this third doctor says. What a mess. Read Hammond's entry here. What a mess is right. This could ...

Puck Headlines: Sundin's chance for Leafs redemption
Published 6/23/2008 at Puck Daddy
Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. As if you'd expect anything less, Dan Cloutier also sucks at being bought out. [Inside the Kings] Mats Sundin (he's the bald one) is in talks with the Montreal Canadiens. If the Habs agree to terms with the UFA before he tests the rest of the lucrative open ...

Cloutier is a Stain
Published 6/24/2008 by CKim (noreply@blogger.com) at hlog {Hockey's Ladies of Greatness}
... being released today, Dan Cloutier is trying to find a doctor that will deem him unfit to play. Bottom line, if he can find a doctor that will say this, the Kings won't be able to buy him out. It must also be known that he's already had two doctors tell him that he's cleared to play. ...

The buyout brigade
Published 6/25/2008 by James Mirtle (noreply@blogger.com) at james mirtle
... season, a span of four years in which he's posted NHL save percentages of .879, .894 and .876. It's frankly amazing he lasted as long as he did. (And the chances of him going to Ottawa are nil.) No, for he, and the likes of Denis and Cloutier, it's probably a pretty long road back into the NHL. Goaltending's always been a funny position in that even some of the brightest lights can go out quickly and without warning, and sometimes when puckstoppers lose it, it's gone. Cloutier's contesting the buyout on medical grounds, but either way it's incredibly unlikely he sees NHL ...